Seeking Accurate Job-Creation Numbers

My print column this week examines numbers surrounding the federal stimulus package and its effect on jobs. Before the stimulus act was passed, the White House projected that it would increase employment by 3.5 million jobs. Last week, even as unemployment figures were rising, the White House estimated that the act already had boosted employment by one million jobs.

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